SATAT Scheme

The SATAT Scheme (Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation) is a government of India project with the goal of establishing compressed biogas production facilities and making it accessible for commercial usage in automobiles by requesting expressions of interest from interested investors.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, in partnership with numerous oil-related public sector institutions including as Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, launched the Scheme in October 2018.

The initiative will aid India's goal to lowering carbon emissions and complying with international agreements such as the Paris Agreement.

Overview of the SATAT Scheme

• The SATAT scheme has been established keeping in view the following objectives:
  • lowering reliance on imported fuel
  • More employment in the alternative fuels business are being created.
  • Carbon emissions and contaminants from agriculture/organic waste burning are being reduced.
  • Utilizing more than 62 million metric tonnes of garbage produced each year

Anaerobic breakdown of garbage or other biomass sources produces bio-gas, which is a naturally occurring gas.

In terms of composition and energy potential, compressed biogas will be similar to commercially available natural gas. As a result, it can be used as a substitute for gasoline in automobiles.

Because of India's abundant biomass, compressed natural gas may easily be replaced in industrial and commercial areas.

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Benefits of the SATAT Scheme

• The following are some of the benefits of using compressed biogas (CBG) as a sustainable alternative to affordable transportation.
  • Farmers can earn more money by diversifying their sources of revenue.
  • Creating a conducive environment for rural entrepreneurship, economic development, and employment
  • assisting in the achievement of national climate change goals
  • A safety net against volatility in crude oil and natural gas prices
  • Wastes may be sustainably handled, resulting in significant reductions in carbon emissions.

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Implementation of SATAT

The scheme's principal implementation approach is through proposals for putting up compressed biogas facilities from entrepreneurs. The CBG manufactured at these factories will be delivered to petrol stations around the country in cylinders.

To increase profits on investment, the entrepreneurs might market the additional by-products from these plants independently, such as bio-manure, carbon dioxide, and so on.

There are plans to build roughly 5000 CBG plants in stages around the country. By 2025, the ultimate objective is to have 5000 of these plants up and running. These facilities are planned to produce around 15 million tonnes of compressed biogas per year.